Blow up the DAMS and STOP polluting the rivers
Following the viewing of the BBC programme OUR CHANGING PLANET Blowing up the DAMS that have reduced wild life to virtually nothing POLLUTING the rivers
Richard Higgins
23 April 2025
Short Straw – the blight of modern farming
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As a researcher and advocator of truly organic systems one of the main errors in modern farming is that of the breeding of short straw varieties of cereal crops. The main source of fertiliser on a mixed farm is straw. The cheapest form of building houses with the best insulation properties is with straw. The traditional roofing material of thatching with straw is a very good one and is only attainable with long straw – Thus
The Straw Revolution!
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PODCAST with Patrick Holden of the Sustainable Soil Association
In this episode, Richard talks to Patrick about Sir Albert Howard’s influence on his own career, how agriculture intersects with the work of Good Gardeners
Richard Higgins
2 April 2025
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